New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
READY FOR THE OCEAN RACE
WHAT THE TWO FLEET BOATS HAVE DONE
HOW THE MATCH WAS sTAETED-THE TWO DARING
OwNkRs-PREvIOUs CONTESTS or TIIE KIND.


HOW THE MATCH WAS sTAETED-TnE TWO DAIING
owNKRs-PREvIoUs CONTESTS OF TIE KIND
Weather permitting. the third transatlantic
yacht race In nautical history will be started
next Saturday. The competing boats. the keel
schooners Dauntless and Coronct. have been I'M
dergOing necessary repairs and alterations during
the last month. and both are now nearly ready
FIR the contest, which involves speed endurance
and the jud.incpt of the ma, igaLors- This race
is the outcome OF a challenge posted on the bull
etin Of the New-lolx Yacht club house on the
hrst day Of the year by X. T.. Bush. In IT hc
proposed an ocean contest for all American keel
schooneIs, placed the entrance fee at $4,000 for
each boat and suge cslcd that the winner receive
the whole sum thus deposited. No sooner did
Caldwell ii. Colt, the owner Of tho Daunilcss,
read this manifesto than he announced his ac-
ceptance and showed that he thoroughly In
earnest by taking immeG nate steps 10 put his boat
In commission Mr.. Bush had expected that al
least six eight other yachts would be entered.
and offered TO make any alterations in his original
CHALLENGE wlach would be likely ~ TEMPT owners
OF other keel sch0Oncrs to pick up the gauntlet
| thrown down by him. No others seemed inclined
To enter the race under any circumstances, how
! e'er and Mcssrs. Colt and Bush proceeded "
| complete ARRANGEMENTS.
take place In May, but at the request Of Mr..
Colt, who believes that heavier winds are TO be
encountered earlier in the year. the trne was
changed 10 March. At a conference held two
weeks ago the two principals settl led the minor
details, including the starting and finishing
POINTS and the ni1ht signals 10 be used Since
then these have been slightly altered through
CIR espondence. AZ finally agreed the yachts
| will start from Owls Head at p. IN. on March
.. if the wind is westerly. The New-YOIk Yacht
Clubs REGATTA Committee will give the starting
signals from the tug Luchenbach. The finish viii
be OFF Rochcs Point, Queenstown Iarbor aud the
Judges there will be members Of the Royal Cork
Yacht Club. Ii the yachts arrive at the finish
line at night the officers of the Coronet will make
their presence known by firing five guns and burn
| ing red masnesia hehts, and those of the Daunt-
less by firing three guns and burning blue lights.
" hen passing vessels at sea between sunset and
| sunrise both will display the Coston night sgnal
o; the Ncw-YoIk Yacht Club and the Coronct will
show q red light and the Dauntless a blue li,ht.
| There are no limitations as TO sail To he carried.
NJ allowances IRE made Tor difference In the sizes
Of the boats.
MI. BUSH AND THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
When Mr.. Bush issued his challenge he had
made up his mind DO Participate in the inlerna-
| tional regatta which will form part OF the celc-
bration OF the Gftieth anniversary of Queen Vic
tora's accession tn the throne, and lie thought IL
| would make the trip to England more interesting
by having race. lie does not regasd the tor
| tuous c0uIsc around the British Isles as calcu-
lated to oner any chance OF winning for q boat
so large rs his, and has therefore decided not to
participate in the Royal Regatta except rs "a
spectator. Mr. Bush has but recently become
imbued with the racing spirit. and In fact is o
recruit in the ranks Of active yachtsmcn Having
passed his bOyhood days on the shores OF Lake
Ontario he has always taken nsderable interest
in sailing craft, but did not become n yacht
owner until 1892. when he bought the steamer
Falcon, when President Garfeld's estate WAS be-
ing settled. The falcon was built at Whining
ton Del, by tile Harlan & IIollinysworth Com
pany in 1850 and shortly after being launched
purchased by President Garfield through an
agent. IL was used by him considerably during
that summer and fall, but to AVOID any unpleas-
antness which mi sht arise in folmiuy pariles 10
accompany him his yachting exuedilions the
agent always figured as the owner of The boat
and the President preferred 10 consider himself
a guest on board. Late in 1884 Mr. Bush de
tided TO build large schooner suitable for carry
ins himself and family 10 any part OF the globe
SO, selling the Falcon, he contracted with C. &
X. PoulDn to construct Tor him Just such "A vessel
he has in the COronet. IL Is his intention nj
the conclusion Of the ocean TO make the cir
cunt OF the glObe in her. accompanied by his fam
lily.
Mr.. Bush Is a tall. heavily built man. weighing
not less than 225 pounds. lie il les than fifty
years old. and ycL Ills hair and closely cropped
full beard are 50 white that lie looks fully ten
years older As president OF the Bush 4 Dcns-
low Manufacturing Company, rcfiners and dealers
In oils, his time l. fully occupied with business